Best Elementary Schools in California

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 5856)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
2261	Workman Elementary	Public	K-5	16000 Workman St.	La Puente	91744	Los Angeles County	Hacienda la Puente Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(626) 933-4200	347	15	23.1	82.1%	7 (2.0%)	3 (0.9%)	299 (86.2%)	17 (4.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.2%)	$19,549			$1,603			$17,946	55.7	49.6	2580	319		061632502075
2262	Santa Margarita Elementary	Public	K-8	1 Carnes Rd.	Oceanside	92058	San Diego County	Oceanside Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 901-7900	544	25	22	66.2%	186 (34.2%)	44 (8.1%)	235 (43.2%)	14 (2.6%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	58 (10.7%)	$11,368			$1,438			$9,930	55.7	53.1	2397	135		062825004373
2263	Franklin Delano Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-8	1200 Skyline Dr.	Daly City	94015	San Mateo County	Jefferson Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(650) 991-1230	294	17	16.9	42.2%	25 (8.5%)	7 (2.4%)	93 (31.6%)	133 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (11.2%)	$24,821			$3,319			$21,502	55.7	47.3	2716	453		061887002284
2264	Marsh Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	601 Grant St.	Brentwood	94513	Contra Costa County	Brentwood Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 513-6420	550	24	22.9	52.4%	105 (19.1%)	56 (10.2%)	240 (43.6%)	72 (13.1%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.6%)	64 (11.6%)	$15,429			$1,096			$14,333	55.6	63.3	1915	349		060591010754
2265	Lomarena Elementary	Public	K-6	25100 Earhart Rd.	Laguna Hills	92653	Orange County	Saddleback Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 581-1370	487	22	22.3	69.0%	114 (23.4%)	3 (0.6%)	286 (58.7%)	39 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.2%)	38 (7.8%)	$18,554			$1,638			$16,916	55.6	62.6	1953	312		063386005305
2266	Jaime Escalante Elementary	Public	K-6	4443 Live Oak St.	Cudahy	90201	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 890-2340	453	22	20.5	95.1%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	450 (99.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	$26,826			$5,138			$21,688	55.6	61.5	2004	262		062271012719
2267	Rowan Elementary	Public	K-5	1755 Rowan St.	San Diego	92105	San Diego County	San Diego Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 344-3400	205	10	21.5	79.0%	25 (12.2%)	17 (8.3%)	130 (63.4%)	19 (9.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.3%)	$28,908			$5,144			$23,764	55.6	46.9	2742	475		063432005543
2268	Heliotrope Avenue Elementary	Public	K-5	5911 Woodlawn Ave.	Maywood	90270	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(323) 560-1230	462	24	19.2	95.7%	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	448 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,631			$4,828			$20,803	55.6	43.8	2935	667		062271003078
2269	Oakmont Elementary	Public	K-6	120 West Green St.	Claremont	91711	Los Angeles County	Claremont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 398-0313	270	13	20.7	40.4%	56 (20.7%)	20 (7.4%)	162 (60.0%)	15 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	$18,655			$1,459			$17,196	55.6	58	2145	124		060876000892
2270	Almond Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	5000 Amaryllis St.	Oakley	94561	Contra Costa County	Oakley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(925) 625-6270	427	19	22.4	36.3%	125 (29.3%)	36 (8.4%)	168 (39.3%)	75 (17.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	$15,719			$974			$14,745	55.6	67.3	1715	555		062808013786

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy, Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics, CAST Science test scores released by the California Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on October 9, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the California Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.